| Item title: | To all Japanese on Bougainville |
| Title (romaji): | Bo-tô zen Nihongun shôhei ni tsugu |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/14 JK31) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/14 JK31 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | JK31 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/8/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Mivo River [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bougainville, South Bougainville] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office at the end of the war. It is accompanied by an English translation of the text. The leaflet reports that the Emperor issued an Imperial Rescript on 16 August 1945 which ordered the Japanese forces to cease hostilities at once. The message also mentions that the representatives of the Commander-in-chief of the 17th Army made contact with the Australian forces on 18 August at the ford of the Mivo River and received instructions concerning the surrender of the Japanese troops in the area. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:27:01 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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